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Another trip to the fantastic Abernant.
This time accompanied by "Jr" to attempt to lure him away from the darkside of carp and catfish. Unfortunately the fish refused to play ball, despite a few smaller fish showing in Lady Alexander's. Did manage to rise a couple, but nothing stuck.
River low and very clear. But there was a lot of filamentous algae in the shallows.
A swirly mostly downstream wind made casting difficult, especially for a first timer.
Wildlife bonuses, an egret and a stoneloach in the shallows.

Bright, warm day, river reasonable height although a few extra inches on the gauge would have been nice. Took two beginners for their first taste of river fishing. Never tied on so many flies in my life, but worth every minute. Both newbies caught - nothing better than seeing the joy on someone's face when they catch their first wbt in such a beautiful environment. 7 wbt in total, best about 14", all returned safely.

Significant hatches throughout the day - March browns, LDOs and the odd yellow mayfly.

7 Trout

Five small trout all caught on spiders

5 Trout

Fish in great condition, and safely returned.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Six trout and a couple of grayling all on spiders

6 Trout, 2 Grayling

First visit to the River Wye and a great beat to start on. Have never blanked on this beat although the weather wasn't the best. With easy excess to the river and easy parking it has been a good friend. Please note the tree fallen across river is now parked up onto opposite bank and doe not spoil access. Was more worried with the amount of blanket weed as my GRHE nymph turned green. 3 x fish on the GHRE and x 1 on a Johnathan Barnes emerger pattern on size 12 jig hooks. Will be back when things warm up. PS: Had a great stay at the Cedars Guest house - Builth Wells, lovely breakfast 5 stars.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

5 x trout 6-11 inches, 1 x out of season grayling 16 inches, spiders and Hair Wing Sedge

5 Trout

First time fly fishing, nice and easy spot to wade. Had great advice from fishing wales. Had an accidental grayling when targeting brown trout, lost a trout too as didn't strike soon enough.

Nice spot! Noticed there was a cabin there, is it available to book?

Fishing Passport Note : I'm afraid it's for private use only.

1 Grayling

2 Trout

4 Trout, 2 Grayling